St. Paul daily globe., 1887-01-21
JAMES ANTHONY FRouDE.
'1 rs carlisle Has Word 10 say
Ae8arding His Management of q

uiihS HIS Management Oh q
Literary Trust.
NEW YORK. Jan. 20.-The Tribune this
morning publishes the following letter from
MRS. Alexander Carlyle, in reference to the
Morton-Froude controversy:
10 the Editor of the Tribune Sir: Will you
Maiio" M me 10 say Il few words in reply to the
'u Ie1.er signed j. A. Froude and published by
YOU, Wnlch is much at variance with the facts.
MI. rroude, In my uncleS lifetime, entered
lnto an engagement sanctioned by my uncle
as N part OF the provision he intended to make
lor me, 10 regard himself as trustee for me
Vi the copyright and the whole profits TO be
derived from the sale Of the "reminiscences.
On the 2Sth of November 1879, nv husband
and were dining with Mr.. Froude. his SON,
Asnley Froude, being present, when
thls arrangement was discussed and
confirmed in the full sense as stated
ABOVE. 80 the matter rested until my unces
uecease. On the l4th of February, 1881, still
peiore the publication of the "reminiscences,
Mr. Froude wrote to me proposing to divide
win me the profits of the first English edition.
Whlch profits amounted to $3.50. denurred
10 thls as inconsistent with Mr.. Froude's
engagement On the 21st of February, 1881,
sir James stephen wrote to me that Mr..
frouoe was perfectly satisfied with the
Iolo"lng note made by Sir James Stephen OF
conversation with me: MRS. Alexander
Carlyle sa, that Mr.. Froude some time ago
promised to give her the whole proceeds of
tne "reminiscences when published, and that
she informed her uncle of this intention and
that ne approved of it, and that under these
circumstances she declines to receive any
M Sn'tfe Oh the proceeds less than the whole"
Ihls note was phrased by Sir James Stephen,
not Dy me. Afterward on the same
day, Mr.. Froude wrote to me: II
had settled in my own mind that
you ought to have the half of the English
copyright OF both books, the "reminiscences,
ana the life and letters to follow. OF course
you shall have every farthing that comes
from the commissioners" Two days later,
on the 23d of February, 1881, Mr.. Froude
wrote to me: II am bound to tell you that
Ashley II. c. Mr.. Froude's SOM, who was
present 1t seems at one of the conversations
about the copywright, entirely confirms your
account OF it, Lam utterly ashamed of my
SELF, and can only suppose that the add ton
Oh new volume with fresh matter ii, e. the
article on Jane Welsh Carlyle), and general
sense that | had been thinking good deal
ABOUT the American part of the business, had
confused my memory OF what had passed and
led me to believe that was free to arrange
the details over again. do not wonder now
at anything which you may have thought of
me-" The reason of my consulting Il lawyer
was not, as Mr.. Froude suggests, to enforce
the payment of this money, but
to try, if possible, to prevent
Mr.. Froude from misusing the materials for
misused those of tue "reminiscences. 1 re-
peatedly offered to give up to Mr.. Froude the
whole proceeds of the "reminiscences, present
and future, as well as the copyright of it, if
he would act upon his public undertaking
contained in his letter to the London Times
of May 10. 1881; namely, would at ouce re-
store me the papers and not proceed with the
biography. Mr.. Froude and his co-executor
and friend, Sir James Stephen, having sug-
gested that the proceeds of the "reminiscences
as well as the papers might belong to Mr..
Carlyle's residuary estate, further offered
to provide the executors with a substantial
indemnity against any possible claim from
the residuary legatees. l have not sought,
neither has Mr.. Froude offered to me subse-
quently to his letter of the 21st of February
1881, any profits but those derived from the
publication of the "reminiscences, less 93OO,
which he retained ''in satisfaction" to use
Sir James Stephens words, "of any claim he
might have in respect to his own labor in
preparing the work or otherwise 1 am,
sir, yours faithfully. MARY CARLYLE,
No. Chalcot Ga: dens. Haverstock Hill.
London, n. W., Jan. s. 1887.